AXT, Inc. to Present at the 11th Annual Needham Growth Stock Conference
FREMONT, CA--(Marketwire - December 15, 2008) - AXT, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXTI), a leading
manufacturer of compound semiconductor substrates, today announced that
Wilson W. Cheung, chief financial officer, and Raymond A. Low, vice
president and corporate controller, will present at the 11th Annual Needham
Growth Stock Conference at the Palace Hotel in New York City on Tuesday,
January 6th, 2009 at 9:00 am ET.
A link to the live webcast will be available on the Investor Relations
section of the company's website at www.axt.com prior to the presentation.
A replay of the webcast will be available shortly following the live
presentation.
About AXT, Inc.
AXT designs, develops, manufactures and distributes high-performance
compound and single element semiconductor substrates comprising gallium
arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) through its
manufacturing facilities in Beijing, China. In addition, AXT maintains its
sales, administration and customer service functions at its headquarters in
Fremont, California. The company's substrate products are used primarily
in lighting display applications, wireless communications, and fiber optic
communications. Its vertical gradient freeze (VGF) technique for
manufacturing semiconductor substrates provides significant benefits over
other methods and enabled AXT to become a leading manufacturer of such
substrates, particularly in optoelectronics applications. AXT has
manufacturing facilities in China and invests in five joint ventures
producing raw materials. For more information, see AXT's website at
http://www.axt.com.
Contact Information: Contacts:
Wilson W. Cheung
Chief Financial Officer
(510) 683-5900
Leslie Green
Green Communications Consulting, LLC
(650) 312-9060